The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

Philly welcomes startups with a growing network of coworking facilities, incubators, and accelerators. Boston and Pittsburgh are both slightly over 300 miles from Philly. Compare the Philadelphia startup scene proximity to other cities with that of startup heavyweight San Francisco and neighboring Silicon Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I have been a part of both Startup Chile and now TechStars in Boston. My company, Imprint Energy, was part of Plug and Play’s accelerator in Silicon Valley. It’s important to understand the difference between an accelerator and an incubator. – Stephanie Kaplan , Her Campus Media. Be Proactive.

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Technical Review Chile Startup Due Diligence 60

Gust

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Business incubators for sharing services were all the rage back in the days of the dot-com bubble (700 for profit, many more non-profit). Incubators I hear mentioned most often include YCombinator , led by Paul Graham in Silicon Valley, and TechStars , located in Boston, Boulder, New York City, and Seattle.

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Incubator Entrepreneur New York City Silicon Valley 147

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Incubators are designed for teams with an idea. Other incubators and accelerators in the health tech space include Health WildCatters in Dallas, RockHealth in Silicon Valley, Iron Yard in North Carolina, HealthBox Accelerator, Athena Health MDP in Boston and others.

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San Diego North Carolina Chicago Lean 261

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

This past December I spent a week in Boston to try to get to know some of the local VC’s and entrepreneurs a bit better. It’s what Silicon Valley / San Fran entrepreneurs get for free. Anyone have positive or negative experience in such an incubator?

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San Francisco Incubator Silicon Valley Startup 285

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Read part one on the Evolution of Corporate R&D , part two on Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley , and part three The 6 Decisions to Make Before Setting up an Innovation Outpost. Silicon Valley, Boston). Academics, consultants, incubators. Innovation areas the corporation is interested in.

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Silicon Valley Incubator Acquisition Business Model 120

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The city’s close proximity to major business centers like Seattle and Silicon Valley is another notable benefit, enabling a vibrant flow of talent between cities up and down the west coast. There are a handful of respected incubators operating in the city, including Startup Edmonton and TEC Edmonton.

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Silicon Valley Canada Entrepreneur Startup 83

Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 18, 2011

TechStars Impact on Boston. How Accelerators Are Different Than Incubators. Why Incubators Don’t Work. We Need To Be Like Silicon Valley. Mentor Driven. Non Zero Sum Game. Porous Boundaries. The Power of Accelerators. The Story of TechStars in Boulder. TechStars Impact on New York. Classical Problems.

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Community Silicon Valley Incubator Colorado 142

Steve Blank

MARCH 9, 2016

When the legend becomes fact…print the legend” The Hollywoodization of Silicon Valley startup stories “prints legends,” but for most startups those stories are pure fiction. Entrepreneurship stretches from Main Street to Silicon Valley, from startups to big companies. “This is the West, sir.

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Silicon Valley Cofounder Entrepreneur IPO 120

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The city’s close proximity to major business centers like Seattle and Silicon Valley is another notable benefit, enabling a vibrant flow of talent between cities up and down the west coast. There are a handful of respected incubators operating in the city, including Startup Edmonton and TEC Edmonton.

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Silicon Valley Canada Entrepreneur Startup 48

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Using examples drawn from his own experiences in the startup hub of Silicon Valley, Eric Ries unravels the myths and misconceptions that guide most startups, and paints a picture of a new way forward for the industry. Take a look and let me know what you think. Amazon PostRank

Lean 60

Lean San Francisco Continuous Deployment Software Review 60

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 13, 2011

He is also planning to launch in Boston and Chicago by December. Sramana Mitra is the founder of the One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative, an educational, business development and incubation program that aims to help one million entrepreneurs globally to reach $1 million in revenue and beyond.

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Business Model New Hampshire Dallas Entrepreneur 122

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Soren Harrison, from Boston, Massachusetts, presented SolSolution , a solar electricity venture whereby his company places solar panels on the roofs of schools, generates electricity, sells it to the schools, as well as back to the grid, and takes advantage of the federal rebates, incentives, etc. SolSolution.

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Massachusetts Entrepreneur Open Source Silicon Valley 113

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

image source: [link] If you are a startup co-founder in Central and Eastern Europe, when you hear about about US entrepreneurial communities, you usually hear of course Silicon Valley, but more and more often now east coast as well. It’s easy to meet a VC.

Austin 48

Austin Founder Silicon Valley Texas 48

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

In Silicon Valley the equivalent is the journeyman coder or web designer who loves the technology, and takes coding and U/I jobs because it’s a passion. They work as hard as any Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Scalable startups are what Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their venture investors aspire to build.

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Government Silicon Valley Startup Venture Capital 335

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 19, 2012

I'm not limited to making events geographically and being here won't stop me from doing deals in Manhattan, Boston, Toronto, DC or even SF. NYC startups need that perspective if they want to avoid the Silicon Valley groupthink that sometimes plagues the West Coast venture world. You're seeting it in Downtown SF.

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New York City Silicon Valley Community DC 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2022

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

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Liquidity Event Angel Investor SEC Accredited Investor 300

OnlyOnce

DECEMBER 21, 2009

So startups don't tend to get the same level of social buzz that they do in Silicon Valley. But Fred's stat in one of those links above that over 150 startups were founded in NYC this year compared to over 300 in the Valley is interesting when you consider the geographic density here.

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New York City New York Silicon Valley Denver 48

thebarefootvc

JULY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. In fact, only 13% of VCs investing in the US are based in NYC.

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North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

thebarefootvc

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

After spending time in Silicon Valley (from 1999-2003), Boston, London and Chicago, I moved back to NYC in 2004 and have been fortunate to witness the technology and startup growth for the past 10+ years. In fact, only 13% of VCs investing in the US are based in NYC.

North America 40

North America Early Stage New York City Portfolio 40

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Coworking Spaces - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , September 2, 2010 I've never been much of a fan of incubators. Betaworks is more than an incubator, but they have shown that they can make the incubation model work with projects like bit.ly Baptiste , a new writer at OnStartups and local Boston entrepreneur.

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Technology Product San Francisco CTO Hire 191

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

For those not familiar with the local geography, Palo Alto is the north end of what most consider “Silicon Valley” although nobody local calls it that. In Massachusetts companies (and VCs) have migrated from out by Waltham to Back Bay (Boston) or Cambridge. Palo Also is about 35 miles south of San Francisco. And Facebook.

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San Francisco Technology Los Angeles Incubator 313

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

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Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur Accredited Investor 224

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Read part one on the Evolution of Corporate R&D and part two on Innovation Outposts in Silicon Valley. . Today, large companies are creating Innovation Outposts in Innovation Clusters like Silicon Valley in order to tap into the clusters’ innovation ecosystems. These challenges may be either strategic or tactical.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For m­any years, conventional wisdom held that a promising startup needed to be located in a traditional venture capital hub like Silicon Valley, San Francisco or New York to be successful. Most cities, and even many rural areas, offer incubators or accelerators to support local entrepreneurship communities.

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Nashville San Francisco Venture Capital Silicon Valley 153

Up and Running

JULY 21, 2016

cities to start a business in for 2016 ), you will need to focus more on access to angel and venture capital funding, business incubators and accelerators, and a climate that is supportive of startups. Silicon Valley, California, USA. Top 10 Hot Incubators to Join in Silicon Valley.

Los Angeles 60

Los Angeles Silicon Valley New York City Seattle 60

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

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Liquidity Event SEC Accredited Investor Angel Investor 184

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. We did not expect to attract their attention this early on, but the serendipity of being in the Valley made that happen. The Valley has that.

Silicon Valley 124

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 124

K9 Ventures

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I’ve already written about why I want the whole team to be in one location, but in that post, I didn’t address why I want the entire team to be in Silicon Valley. We did not expect to attract their attention this early on, but the serendipity of being in the Valley made that happen. The Valley has that.

Silicon Valley 112

Silicon Valley San Jose Portfolio Cofounder 112

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

Accredited Investor 219

Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Stock 219

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

Portfolio 228

Portfolio Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC 228

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Participate as a mentor in local startup incubators. Incubators are a great place to learn about potentially great startups, and participating as a mentor helps you learn which ones are a good fit for you.

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Accredited Investor Liquidity Event SEC Entrepreneur 120

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? It may sound obvious, but unlike in Silicon Valley, there are not many entrepreneurs from Israel who have built unicorn-sized companies.

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Cofounder Technical Review United States 20

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In Silicon Valley, rock climbing’s a current hot spot for startup folks. SVASE or Founder Dating in Silicon Valley, First Tuesday in London and Hackers and Founders in New York all come to mind. To be blunt, find a way to move to Silicon Valley. So is ultimate frisbee. Find your ticket.

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Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Over the last half a century, Silicon Valley has grown into the leading technology and innovation cluster for the United States and the world. Venture capital used to be a tight club clustered around formal firms located in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York. The story to date is a familiar one.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley United States Venture Capital Software Review 335

Steve Blank

MAY 9, 2017

I’ve seen the Valley grow from Sunnyvale to Santa Clara to today where it stretches from San Jose to South of Market in San Francisco. I’ve watched the Valley go from Microwave Valley – to Defense Valley – to Silicon Valley to Internet Valley. So how did this happen? Where is it going?

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Restful Silicon Valley Puerto Rico San Jose 222